Ariana Grande has announced she's taking a break from public life amid intense scrutiny about her weight. 'There are going to be people who celebrate the healthier version of you…and you might have those who miss the version of you that was stretched thin, keeping everyone else happy + comfortable,' Cole continued. She's never handled the public scrutiny well and constant chatter about her weight [doesn't help].' A lot a lot,' a family insider close to the star told the Daily Mail. 'Not like a day or two, but a break break.